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I'm looking for a recommendation for a MD. It will be mainly used for playing back through HDMI HD recorded content. I want something small, quiet and not prone to overheating. It'll be used for nothing other than an network bootable MD. The cheaper the better. Thoughts?

I was hoping to get into something for closer to $200 with RAM....but if these will work OOTB then it may (no, will) be worth spending a bit more. Since it will only be used as a wired a LMCE MD, is there any reason to go to the i5. Additionally, any suggestions of amount and type of RAM.

My biggest concern with this unit is overheating. The reviews mention it a few times and I had overheating problems before using Dell Zino in the summer so I'm extra cautious.

The i5 mostly would come in handy for more advanced game emulation play. The i3 that I have here in my Den is more than adequate for video playback (especially with the new Xine that we built that does va-api acceleration.)

My NUC is mostly in an open area behind the TV, so overheating really isn't an issue, but, the device itself uses a mobile i3/i5 CPU, so a little less oomph, for a lot less thermal output.

This looks really nice (assuming you don't need a disk drive, although you could always conceal an external one somewhere), but would I be right in saying that he might have issues with the graphics if using 0810?

This looks really nice (assuming you don't need a disk drive, although you could always conceal an external one somewhere), but would I be right in saying that he might have issues with the graphics if using 0810?

I'm using 12.04 and I don't plan on getting a disk drive or connecting keyboard/mouse. The plan is for it to strictly be a media director hidden behind my TV. I also don't see myself using anything other than the built in TV speakers for audio.

4GB is plenty. TV on/off most likely will need a USB_UIRT or similar (I've heard rumours that the USB_UIRT does not yet work under 1204). If your TV can be controlled via RS232, you can use that. If your TV understands HDMI-CEC you can try a Kwikkwik or whatever the USB2HDMI-CEC interface is called.